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I'm curious to know how long a lume should remain, erm, lumed. My 'C is bright only for a few minutes after which it's impossible to tell the time. My Seiko has a very bright lume lasting about 15 minutes. My Christopher Ward is somewhere between the two.

Rich, my S500 will remain lumed throughout the night - it won't be bright, but it is certainly legible. I have noticed, though, that the bezel seems to fade slower than the hands/markers. I wonder if this is due to a small difference in the lume used?

I'm not overly impressed with Bremont the lume on the whole.
My iwc and omega are different class. I presume it's all in the look the designer wants.

To be honest, the best lume I've seen on any watch - outside of the Ball Hydrocarbon Tritium gas tubes - is the Seiko Monster series. When you consider the price point too (around £200), it's even more impressive.

Firstly I love Lume. Something about it draws me in and adds another facet to a watch.
Think of a 11 year old boy that gets distracted at the bright lights and is in a world of his own for a moment, unable to be reached, just stuck and mesmerised for those moments. Well that's me when I see good Lume.

But moving on.....
I'm not overly impressed with the Lume on my MBII, and was hoping for better when I was shopping for a Bremont model.
But in saying that, I do acknowledge that it's not that style of watch (MBII) that needs SUPER Lume like an S500, and I do love my Bremont regardless.
The Supermarine Lume is excellent.

I was spoilt prior to getting the MBII on the Lume front with my Citizen JP2000. That thing is a killer and is bright and fresh for a long time and is visible all night (natuarlly it does diminish).

Love to take a photo of it but Lume photography is not a strong point of mine. But I will have a go anyway.